It ain't broke YET

[john_bud]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

You have a very desirable implement. Is it this one?
rollover?

Next up, are your tires filled? Do you have a FEL on the tractor? Bucket full of dirt? Wheel weights? Tire chains? Do you use the diff lock? I have a gannon box that is about 950 pounds. When the going gets tough, I fill the FEL bucket with dirt, use 4x4 and stand on the diff lock so both tires with agressive chains pull hard while in low.

If that doesn't work, try taking out a few scarifiers.

I have to admit, I don't use the scarifiers much. Just the first pass or two to break the sod up, then the weight of the box does the rest. Try to adjust the top link to finesse the operation. If you shorten the top link all the way down to minimum length, the back of the box won't hardly touch the ground, just the scarifiers. That might work for you.

jb

 

[john_bud]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

You have a very desirable implement. Is it this one?
rollover?

Next up, are your tires filled? Do you have a FEL on the tractor? Bucket full of dirt? Wheel weights? Tire chains? Do you use the diff lock? I have a gannon box that is about 950 pounds. When the going gets tough, I fill the FEL bucket with dirt, use 4x4 and stand on the diff lock so both tires with agressive chains pull hard while in low.

If that doesn't work, try taking out a few scarifiers.

I have to admit, I don't use the scarifiers much. Just the first pass or two to break the sod up, then the weight of the box does the rest. Try to adjust the top link to finesse the operation. If you shorten the top link all the way down to minimum length, the back of the box won't hardly touch the ground, just the scarifiers. That might work for you.

jb

 

[gotrocks]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

Thanks albmn10, I don't want to ask him to take it back. He's retired and has sold his 200+ acres and moving to "town". If I have to I'll just try to re-sell.

Thanks Henro, good to have you back in the saddle. I missed your posts a while back. You are probably right regarding root strength. I've had the same thing happen with middle buster down. Tires slip.

Thanks also to John_Bud, yep that looks like my "monster".
The top of the web site page:

Heavy-Duty Rollover R Series Box Scrapers
Category 1; 30 -60 hp tractors

Then on down the page:
Heavy-Duty SR10-30 Series Box Scrapers
Category 1; 45 -70 hp tractors
Then the chart shows SR-10 65inches 3/8 end plates. That's what mine measures. So I'm guessing the 915 lbs is close to the weight.

Now Henro and John do you still think B 2910 is OK? This is not an implement that will be used very often. I just want to level up some trails and a small parking lot from time to time.

Long live TBN and all the members.

 

[gotrocks]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

Thanks albmn10, I don't want to ask him to take it back. He's retired and has sold his 200+ acres and moving to "town". If I have to I'll just try to re-sell.

Thanks Henro, good to have you back in the saddle. I missed your posts a while back. You are probably right regarding root strength. I've had the same thing happen with middle buster down. Tires slip.

Thanks also to John_Bud, yep that looks like my "monster".
The top of the web site page:

Heavy-Duty Rollover R Series Box Scrapers
Category 1; 30 -60 hp tractors

Then on down the page:
Heavy-Duty SR10-30 Series Box Scrapers
Category 1; 45 -70 hp tractors
Then the chart shows SR-10 65inches 3/8 end plates. That's what mine measures. So I'm guessing the 915 lbs is close to the weight.

Now Henro and John do you still think B 2910 is OK? This is not an implement that will be used very often. I just want to level up some trails and a small parking lot from time to time.

Long live TBN and all the members.

 

[john_bud]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

Well, my L3410 HST with a box that is the same weight is traction challenged. It has overcome most of it with filled rear tires, aggressive chains, running in 4x4, standing on the diff lock and filling the front bucket with sand. A lot depends on the soil type.

I would think that your tractor being quite a bit lighter would have more of a challenge to overcome. BUT, your tasks are not too overwhelming and with some creative operation technique, it may work out.

jb

 

[john_bud]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

Well, my L3410 HST with a box that is the same weight is traction challenged. It has overcome most of it with filled rear tires, aggressive chains, running in 4x4, standing on the diff lock and filling the front bucket with sand. A lot depends on the soil type.

I would think that your tractor being quite a bit lighter would have more of a challenge to overcome. BUT, your tasks are not too overwhelming and with some creative operation technique, it may work out.

jb

 

[wushaw]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

I pull a 66" 830lb BB with my L2800... with loaded tires and the FEL on it I can bring it to a halt with the tires spinning also.
But it can do tons of work that my previous BBs could only dream of.
I would hang onto what you have and use it wisely... like only using the scarfiers when breaking up the ground and just blade for pulling dirt.
Mine has the hyd scarfiers so it is lots easier for me to switch than the manual ones.

Fill your back tires...it really makes a difference.

 

[wushaw]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

I pull a 66" 830lb BB with my L2800... with loaded tires and the FEL on it I can bring it to a halt with the tires spinning also.
But it can do tons of work that my previous BBs could only dream of.
I would hang onto what you have and use it wisely... like only using the scarfiers when breaking up the ground and just blade for pulling dirt.
Mine has the hyd scarfiers so it is lots easier for me to switch than the manual ones.

Fill your back tires...it really makes a difference.

 

[gotrocks]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

Thanks again to all.
This is a "rollover" box. I cannot use the scarfiers and blade at the same time.
Three positions, box pull forward, box rolled push backward, or scarfiers down.
I plan to give it a try and be cautious.
Right now I'm in the process of swapping the two (reversable/interchangable) blades.
The pull forward blade is worn bad. (flat cutting both edges )
The push back looks like new. (sharp both edges)

 

[gotrocks]

Re: It ain\'t broke YET

Thanks again to all.
This is a "rollover" box. I cannot use the scarfiers and blade at the same time.
Three positions, box pull forward, box rolled push backward, or scarfiers down.
I plan to give it a try and be cautious.
Right now I'm in the process of swapping the two (reversable/interchangable) blades.
The pull forward blade is worn bad. (flat cutting both edges )
The push back looks like new. (sharp both edges)